Thanks for the review. I'll do my best to return the favor.
1) "The tag's familiar inscription stared back at him. He tried to stare it into submission. The words, however, would not change." Nice. Treating the tag like a human, something to be reasoned with, forces the reader to re-define his ideas about your story.
2) Your writing is very even. Very balanced. It makes the story easy to read. There are a few points where the wording is less-than-perfect, but every story has those.
3) "The strange sensation of screaming and the brouhaha of a battle rang in his ears yet again." It could be just me, I guess. I don't like 'brouhaha' for the same reason I don't like 'lugubrious'. I can't take either word seriously. Maybe you could find another way to word it? For my sake?
4) The tension builds very nicely, but I'll admit to being dissapointed by both the gun and the android. They're nice touches, sure, but they're too close together. I think the human mind has a 'credibility threshold'. If you fit too many surprises into too short a period, that threshold breaks. My reccommendation (if you feel like plot-tweaking the story at all. I usually don't) is to remove the gun. I make this suggestion for two reasons. Firstly, the weapon appears suddenly without being introduced earlier on. Secondly, it would be much creepier to have the android emerge from the water and strangle his partner. You could get much more dramatic effect that way, if you so chose.
5) Don't be afraid to draw out the tension as far as it'll go. The fog, the mystery, the flashbacks, and the ambiguity of the partner all add to an implacible sense that something--very soon--is going to happen. In my opinion, the story's as much about that as it is about a meteorite and a government plot.
6) I like this. As a short story, though, it feels a little bit rushed. There are plenty of themes you could explore if you wanted to lengthen it. Of course, it might not be the same story anymore. There's always that risk. But it could be worth taking.
7) Either way, keep writing. You've got the knack, and you write refreshingly clear stories besides.

another good one!
wow, this one was completely amazing

*reads story again*

wow...
hm...i cant think of anything negative to say...and it just really had a "real" feeling to it...i dont really know how to describe it, but, *sigh* wow. i totally felt like i was there...amazing
you really have a gift.

This is amazingly awesome. You did an excellent job building up this feeling of mystery, with the setting, the rather strange companion, and the flashback about the lake- which was well done, by the way, a lot of flahsbacks come off as cheesy.

The robot thing came as a surprise, too.

Wow. Brilliant writing. I kinda laughed a bit when you started saying he was an android, and he pulled out a blaster pistol. Those two terms are soo generic and did not fit with the rest of the story at all, in my oppinion. Otherwise, good writing style and vocabulary. Nice job.